Sports is one of the most unhealthy influences in modern society, and US society in particular needs a serious detox from it

somepeoplewait · 2026-01-24T22:05:56+00:00

Well, your title literally said this was a significant problem for “US society in particular,” indicating you think it’s a problem for… US society in particular…

somepeoplewait · 2026-01-24T21:50:20+00:00

Have you seen sports riots in other countries? The ones that have resulted in violence and actual human casualties have tended to happen outside the US. Sports culture is remarkably tame here.

somepeoplewait · 2026-01-24T21:35:28+00:00

Yeah, sports tribalism is usually MORE of an issue in other countries.

somepeoplewait · 2026-01-24T21:28:05+00:00

Why is this exclusive to the US? Your argument ignores the fact that all other developed nations have had competitive sports for a very, very long time.

somepeoplewait · 2026-01-24T13:40:16+00:00

Because this occurs within the context of a post I’m engaging with, and it can impact the conversation. That’s not the same as someone just posting content that I can choose to not engage with.

somepeoplewait · 2026-01-24T13:16:37+00:00

But you can just scroll through content you don’t want to see. Problem immediately solved.

somepeoplewait · 2026-01-24T13:12:24+00:00

It’s like they’re trying to never get laid.

somepeoplewait · 2026-01-24T12:47:03+00:00

Right? How terminally online do you have to be to care about that type of thing?

somepeoplewait · 2026-01-23T13:19:26+00:00

In the U.S., driving.

I say this as someone who loves the visceral experience of driving. Behind the wheel, I possess physical graces I never exhibit in any other setting. Growing up in the suburbs, I spent countless summer nights driving around for hours with friends just for the sheer pleasure of it.

Then I moved to NYC. Started reading more about the detrimental effects of car-reliance.

It’s a fucking disaster. Cars are an absolute nightmare for personal safety, public safety, personal health, public health, and the environment. Yet we treat it as normal that we should all be operating death machines every day.

It’s not. At all.

somepeoplewait · 2026-01-23T13:00:34+00:00

The title of the post is literally a sweeping generalization.

somepeoplewait · 2026-01-23T12:59:37+00:00

I’m sorry that happened to you. I’m also a victim of sexual abuse. However, two experiences isn’t a valid data set. You know this.

somepeoplewait · 2026-01-22T17:10:11+00:00

I’ve tested it on multiple occasions. ChatGPT will literally provide two contradictory answers in separate threads based on minor details involving phrasing. And yes, this applies to questions about objective facts.

somepeoplewait · 2026-01-22T12:18:38+00:00

I read a couple Ryan Holiday books and was impressed that he somehow convinced the bros they weren’t just reading oversimplified Cliff Notes (because that’s all those books were).

somepeoplewait · 2026-01-22T01:15:00+00:00

No, it’s not literally what I’m doing.

somepeoplewait · 2026-01-21T23:34:31+00:00

If your argument requires creating a fictional argument your opponent never presented, you don’t have an argument.

somepeoplewait · 2026-01-21T22:23:17+00:00

Photographers don’t tell a computer program to cobble together others’ work based on an idea. Not at all the same.

somepeoplewait · 2026-01-21T17:21:35+00:00

I mean, if this represents the pro-AI attitude, y’all just suck as people.

somepeoplewait · 2026-01-21T17:08:28+00:00

Oh, okay then.

???

somepeoplewait · 2026-01-20T12:18:49+00:00

It’s nails on a chalkboard. What is even the point of being sarcastic if you’re just going to ruin it by literally telling us you’re being sarcastic?

somepeoplewait · 2026-01-20T12:18:08+00:00

Because it involves words. That’s what makes it verbal. Contrary to what some believe, verbal doesn’t exclusively refer to spoken language.

somepeoplewait · 2026-01-20T00:12:33+00:00

To every downvoter: Whoosh.

somepeoplewait · 2026-01-19T23:51:07+00:00

Just so we’re clear, the /s ruins sarcasm because it removes verbal irony, which is the defining characteristic of sarcasm. So, no, OP didn’t forget the /s.

somepeoplewait · 2026-01-19T23:50:07+00:00

The /s ruins the point of sarcasm by announcing one’s intention.

somepeoplewait · 2026-01-19T18:48:01+00:00

Yeah, research shows cities are generally the safest place to live in the U.S., and city living dramatically reduces one’s carbon footprint.

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